Rotary hydraulic coupling with automatic speed control



Nov. 3o, 194s. L ra HALLER 2,455,249v

ROTARY -HYRAULIC COUPLING WITH AUTOMATIC SPEED CONTROL Filed March 26, 1945 3 Sheets-Sheet l Nov. 30, 1948. L. F. HALLER 2,455,249

ROTARY HYDRAULIC COUPLING WITH AUTOMATIC lSPEED CONTROL Filed March ze, 1945 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 mmm@ f Nov. 35o, 1948.

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'Roiraavliiynnamlioldreine Wrn auroit/tario sriEEnooN'rRoL Lawrence FQ Haller, Sanntoniofe-Tex. Application Marches, 1945;siiiiiNofi-ssw '3 Claims. (Cl. @OJ-54) rl 2 This invention relates to a hydraulic drive and scale-takenihorihtejlly through 'the vtransmisitis one: 'objeetof the invention to prov-ide a drive along'1ine5--5fof-Figuren 'ofthischarac'ter'of'fsiich construction that rotary f'Figr-e'Y-Glis la fragmentayVWfl-lusblating '0D- inotion'maybetransinittedfsmoothly from a drive erationfof'fthe governoreontroll-ingfspeedlat Whih to a drivenshaftfandfthe driven shaft all5 the-driven sha'ft rotates. 'lbwe'd tof-gradually pick up v'speed after the drive r IIihisJilin-proved transmission 'hasr arf casing lcr fs'haftfhasfbeenstarted"rotating, housing i "which 'is f'1cir'eular outline "and Another object of lthe invention is to permit vpl'fovioled"with a 'b'ase Q-fformed 'withfv-afisuit 'the driven 'shaft to increase its speed toa preabile number iofiopeiiin'gsfi"softnatf-thef housing det'eininedrate 'and then continue rotating at -10 may be firmly mounted in uprightzipositin'lupon the desireds'peed without adjusting the rate at lefsupptnftftar-foundation. lllhefhousing creasing whichlthe drive lshaft turns. Ikpmr'atfonefsideand thifsl opent side-'fis norrnally *Another object vof the inventionis -to provide closed-iabloekfwhichts f'snu'glyinto the fatra'nSiniSSin' wherein there'is provided 'a casing openYsidefof- Ithe easihgfand'fs heldlin place fby husingrotors, one -being Icarried by the drive l5 's'r'ws fiwhichupass itlfiroughopenings inth'e `-shaftand the otl"1e r"by the driven shaft, and said linauigin'alf@.iange'fuoff'- the lol'oclrrandHT engagein l'shafts vcarrying rotors f enclosed-in the-housing Iti'ire'adedfseeketsffi formedfin the'ca'sin'g. Align'ed o1'casing"and so formed that lliquidimpelled by openingsw and-'etaref-'formed lthrough the block vanes of therotorcarried bythe'drivingA shaft andfth'efopps'itaside Wallfof'fthelcasing-to#acrnay act upon vanes of the rotor ofthe driven 20'eomnindateatdriveishaftriivfaxid'afdriven:shaftiii lshaftto gradually increase the speed of the ldriven whicli'lare*rotatably-imprinted through bearings shaft andY then rotate the vdriven shaft at a steady Yf andiiandfurgeditov/ards-eahother' byfspr-ings rate oispeed. and 't'fwhiehfaref-housedfin the o'peningsfand Another object of the invention is to so form 'ira-ve`tl1eii"filmen ends-abuttingtheibearingsfand the 'rotors of the two shafts that after the speed 25ftheiroorterrend-sabutting;platesfftlandfl'i. These at which the driven shaft reaches a predetermined platestfsnugly'faboutith'ershfafts andi :arewre- -rate the-liquid will be bypassed in the housing mevablyfheld!5in*flosingfi'eiatontoiouter ends Without increasing or decreasing the speed of the fof-thebpenin'gs by? screwsfi'which,passfth'rough driven shaft. openings in theplates and intosoketszformedrin Another obiectlof theinvention-is to provide 130 oustan'dingfbbssesi Ifiiiwhich:surround'rtheopena hydraulic transmission Which-isY-simple in conlinfgsfl fand *19. By thisfffarrangenient the -two struction;eiicientinoperation, and consists of fhft 'may F'OGa'tewutfleakage-0fliqllidrslhrils a comparatively few number of parts which are f`01, Wvl bSDeVGHeiThGfCSSlgW-'deles Swir- @asy to assemble and not liable to get out of c'ularffcharbeiire aiidfith'eisolidfiside'Wallroftlie VITwei-Filing"c'iider, -irigiisffrrndwith' a-'circlillar'fchaniber tico-n- To the foregoing objects and others which may Si 'lifting f--a-nfauxilieli'yf:chamber which' .isl'co'nhereinafter appear, the invention consists oi the :C''ic't tia 'c'hambei" @and 'also concentric to novel construction, combination and arrangee lf 9 `h`it`f`ilf1f1`0url`ds The "-IIISI Ament' oparts as will be ne-respecificaliy referred l *"f'f'' S3 Hilh'dfbY-ml-anmiallbGSS L'toand illustratedinthe accornpanyingv drawings, i4 "W1 v@hl''-SS W'ivlyff Ghfasngmd-TS ibut itis tobeunderstood-that'-changes, varia- 1th@CaShgbitiislbffless-'deith v'tionsand'modiications may be resorted to which il. I'ilirl'isuitfafulei-inotive source ifall withinthescope-oi thefinvention as claimed. 1i 'Utngmefmve?Shaft m The invention is illustrated in the accompany- 2--2 of Figure l. '50 ing blades zlreinforcedi'byiadis 2 and-Fgrad- Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along line "ijllyncrlsin'giin idthiiwdsltliireoiiterend 3 :3 0f Figure i, portions which are of an even widthj'asffsiiiown Figure 4 is a sectional View taken along line in Figures l and 5. Referring 150 these figures :3 4 of Figure 1. it will be seen that the sloping side edges of the Figure 5 is a sectional View upon an enlarged 55 vanes or blades 24 dei-lne an annular pocket 26 about the inner end portion of the drive shaft I and that this pocket is of conical formation and tapers towards the hub of the rotor 23.

The driven shaft also carries a rotor 21 having a circular side plate 28 and a block or hub 29 formed centrally of the plate and of frusto-conical formation. This block or hub tapers inwardly of the casing and fits within the chamber 26 where it is' spaced well away from the tapered portions of the blades 24 of rotor 23. The rotors turn with the shafts I8 and Il and block 28 is formed with a pocket 38 in which is a bearing 3i carried by the inner end of shaft IU, therefore the inner ends of the shafts will be held in alignment with each other but may rotate independently of each other. The disc or plate 28 projects radially from the blades 24 and this projecting marginal portion of plate 28 carries blades 32 which extend inwardly from the plate and are of such length that outer ends of the blades 24 may pass inner ends of blades 32 in close proximity thereto during operation of the transmission. An annular plate or disc 33 serves as a brace for the blades 32 at opposite sides thereof from plate 28 and this annular plate 33 is of such dimensions that it fits snugly about the disc or plate of rotor 23. It should also be noted that outer ends of the blades 32 project slightly from the plates 28 and 33 for acting upon liquid in the chamber 28 of the casing.

When the transmission` is in operation the drive shaft IG is rotated from a motor or other driving medium and as the rotor 23 turns with this shaft in the casing oil or other liquid with which the chamber ofthe casing is filled will be impelled by the blades 24 so that the liquid is forced towards the periphery of the chamber 28 and moved circumferentially therein. The moving liquid acts upon the blades 32 and imparts rotation to the driven shaft Il. As the rotor or impeller Y23 turns, the liquid is driven outwardly from the pocket 26 towards the periphery of the chamber 28 and then ciroumferentially thereof until it strikes the deiiector 34 and this deflector plate directs liquid through the passage 35 into the chamber 2| from which it flows through openings 36 and slots 31 into chamber 26 for recirculation through the chamber 20 by the impeller and action upon blades of the rotor 28. It is desired to have the speed at which the driven shaft il rotates gradually increase and then maintain a predetermined speed. In order to do so there have been provided governor arms 38 which are pivotally mounted by pins 39 and yieldably held out of blocking relation to lthe slots 31 by springs 48 which urge them towards the position shown in Figures 2 and 4. As the speed of the driven shaft increases centrifugal force swings the governor arms outwardly and the arms move across the slots to block flow of liquid through the slots, as shown in Figure 6. Blocking of the slots retards movement of the liquid from the chamber 2l into the pocket 2'6 and thus checks rotation of the rotor 28 and the driven shaft. Therefore the rotary motion transmitted to the driven shaft ll will be automatically controlled and maintained at a predetermined rate without varying the speed at which the drive shaft rotates. The valves or arms 38 are limited in their outward movement by means of stop pins38e.

Havingthus described: `the invention, what is .claimed is: i

1. In a hydraulic transmission, a casing having a main chamber and an auxiliary chamber therein, a drive shaft and a driven shaft rotatably mounted through side Walls of said casing in alignment and having inner end portions entering the main chamber, an impeller inthe main chamber xed to the drive shaft, a rotor in the main chamber fixed to the driven shaft and surrounding said impeller, springs urging said shafts inwardly and maintaining the impeller and the rotor in operative relation to each other, said rotor having a portion partitioning the chambers from each other and formed with openings for flow of liquid from the auxiliary chamber into the main chamber, there being a passage for return of liquid from the main chamber into the auxiliary chamber, governor arms pivoted to said rotor and movable by centrifugal force into position for blocking said openings, and spring yieldably holding said governor arms out of blocking position.

2. In a hydraulic transmission, a casing having a main chamber and an auxiliary chamber therein, a drive shaft and a driven shaft rotatably mounted through side walls of said casing in alignment and having inner end portions entering the main chamber, an impeller in the main chamber xed to the drive shaft, a rotor in the main chamber fixed to the driven shaft and surrounding said impeller, said rotor having a portion partitioning the chambers from each other and formed with openings for flow of liquid from the auxiliary chamber into the main chamber, there being a passage for return of liquid from the main chamber into the auxiliary chamber, governor arms pivoted to the rotor and movable by centrifugal force into position for blocking said openings, and springs yieldably holding said governor arms out of blocking position.

3. In a hydraulic transmission, a casing having a main chamber and an auxiliary chamber,

`a driving impeller and a driven rotor in said main chamber, a plate carried by said rotor separating said chambers from each other and formed with openings for flow of liquid from the auxiliary chamber into the main chamber, said casing formed with a passage for return of liquid from the main chamber into the auxiliary chamber, governor arms pivoted to the rotor and movable by centrifugal force into position for blocking said openings.

LAWRENCE F. HALTER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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